The Optimist

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  32.63N 117.14W
  1:16
• 2
  Leaving It Behind
  4:28
• 3
  Endless Ways
  5:49
• 4
  The Optimist
  5:37
• 5
  San Francisco
  4:59
• 6
  Springfield
  5:49
  4.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  Ghosts
  4:17
• 2
  Can't Let Go
  5:00
• 3
  Close Your Eyes
  3:38
• 4
  Wildfires
  5:39
• 5
  Back to the Start
  7:36

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Release credits

• Alastair Savage
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], violin family [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Daniel Cardoso
  drums (drum set) [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Daniel Cavanagh
  creative direction, acoustic guitar [1.1-6, 2.1-4], bass guitar [1.1-6, 2.1-4], electric guitar [2.1-4, 1.1-6], grand piano [2.1-4, 1.1-6], keyboard [2.1-4, 1.1-6], vocal [4]
• Duncan Lyall
  double bass [1.1-6, 2.1-4], guest [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Emily Ward
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], violin family [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Greg Lawson
  guest [2.1-4, 1.1-6], violin family [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Jamie Cavanagh
  bass guitar [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• John Douglas
  drums (drum set) [1.1-6, 2.1-4], keyboard [2.1-4, 1.1-6], programming [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Kevin Burleigh
  engineer [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Kobus Frick
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], violin family [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Lee Douglas
  vocal [1.2-4, 1.6, 2.1-4]
• Liza Webb
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], violin family [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Michael Owers
  guest [2.1-4, 1.1-6], trombone [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Orri McBrearty
  assistant [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Paul Medd
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], violin family [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Robert Anderson
  cello [1.1-6, 2.1-4], guest [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Sophie Rathbone
  guest [1.1-6, 2.1-4], viola [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Tom Dunn
  guest [2.1-4, 1.1-6], viola [1.1-6, 2.1-4]
• Tony Doogan
  mix [1.1-6, 2.1-4], producer [1.1-6, 2.1-4], recording [2.1-4, 1.1-6]
• Vincent Cavanagh
  additional [1.1-6, 2.1-4], bass guitar [1.1-6, 2.1-4], guitar family [1.1-6, 2.1-4], keyboard [1.1-6, 2.1-4], programming [2.1-4, 1.1-6], vocal [1.2-4, 1.6, 2.1-4]
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  The Optimist

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  The Optimist

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  1 October 2021